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STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND APPLICATIONS

Partial Confirmatory Factor Analysis: Described and Illustrated on the NEO–PI–R

Pages 40-47 | Received 19 Jul 2007, Published online: 05 Jul 2010

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